Health risk assessment of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> in KST BJ Habibie, South Tangerang, Indonesia
I M Ihsan, Ressy Oktivia, R Anjani, N F Zahroh
Abstract
Abstract The BJ Habibie Science and Technology Area (KST BJ Habibie) Serpong is an office and laboratory area close to industrial, agricultural, and livestock, with a relatively high level of transportation activity. This condition certainly has the potential to increase the concentration of PM 2.5 and PM 10 , which has an impact on health risks if inhaled by humans. This study aimed to analyze the risk characteristics of PM 2.5 and PM 10 as the basis for recommendations for managing health risks for security employees at KST BJ Habibie. The research used the Environmental Health Risk Assessment (EHRA) method, which included hazard identification, dose-response assessment, PM 2.5 and PM 10 exposure assessment to 34 security officers, and risk characteristics expressed as RQ. The analysis results stated that the real-time and lifetime RQ PM 2.5 and PM 10 values for all security officers were below 1 (RQ<1). The average real-time and lifetime RQ PM 2.5 were 0.13 and 0.52, respectively. Meanwhile, the average real-time and lifetime RQ PM 10 were 0.11 and 0.48, respectively.